A powerful winter weather system, including a powerful “bomb cyclone” along the east coast, is impacting large swaths of the country, pushing extreme cold air deep into the Southeast.

Temperatures in south Florida fell into the 20s Sunday morning, the coldest on record. since 1989according to the National Weather Service. A statement posted on the agency’s website warned of subfreezing temperatures and “severe cold air” hitting the Florida peninsula.

“All of our climate change sites set new record lows for the day this morning,” the article says. social media A statement from the NWS office in Melbourne, Fla., said, “And most of them broke monthly records for February!”

Brian McNoldy, a cyclone researcher at the University of Miami, said that while much of Florida is not experiencing unusually cold temperatures, they are not equipped to withstand such temperatures. “It’s just something people aren’t used to,” he said. “That means not every house has heating, and many people don’t wear heavy coats.”

Miami resident David Nolan said some Floridians were unable to enjoy normal outdoor recreation due to the cold weather. “I walked past the park today and there were people playing golf, people running, people riding bikes,” he said. “I think this is an example of people doing what they normally do. Now they’re wearing sweatshirts.”

Nolan, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Miami, observed that cold waves were occurring more frequently in Florida in the past. “In the early ’80s, we had a very, very cold winter in Miami,” he said. “It’s just warmer now.”

On Friday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued the following statement: presidential order Allow people to delete live, Iguana stunned by the cold They are taken from the wild and delivered to a specific location. Stunned iguana fall from a tree May pose a danger to pedestrians and motorists.

A bomb cyclone brought snow to Charlotte, North Carolina, with some areas seeing snow. feet Over the weekend, more snow will fall than Charlotte typically receives for the entire season.

More than 840 flights were canceled and at least 195 delayed at Charlotte Douglas International Airport as of Sunday afternoon, according to an aviation tracking website. flight aware.

“Heed our warnings. Shelter in place. Stay off the roads.” Read social media posts From the Kannapolis Fire and Police Department in the Charlotte area. The post said dozens of vehicles were stuck and impassable on the interstate, and at least some sections of the interstate were closed. “Too many people think they can drive in this weather, but they actually can’t,” he advised.

North Carolina Governor Josh Stein on sunday He implored people to stay indoors. “This is the type of snowstorm that doesn’t happen very often in North Carolina,” he said at a news conference. Stein said more than 1,000 traffic accidents were reported and two people died. The governor declared a state of emergency last week.

He said: “Our key message today is to stay off the roads so our road crews and law enforcement can focus on their important work to keep us all safe.”

The storm moved into the region after much of the northern and central East Coast experienced snow, ice and coastal flooding over the past week. The weather caused dozens of deaths and hundreds of thousands of power outages.

tens of thousands of people There was a time when there was no electricity A week in Mississippi and Tennessee.

As of Sunday afternoon, more than 50,000 customers were without power in Mississippi and more than 30,000 in Tennessee. 23 people died as a result of the storm in mississippi and 21st in Tennessee.